A Dad Ate 25 Packs Silica Gel For Breakfast. This Is What Happened To His Stomach.

Nooooo u cant just eat silica gel packets for breakfast
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Silica gel is silicon dioxide. In the "gel" form its intended use is as a dessicant, that is it controls humidity by adsorbing moisture. Silicon and Oxygen bonds are very stable at physiologic temperatures, and so stable that human enzymes are unable to activate reactions. However, while it may be limited in chemical toxicity, physically it can cause problems.

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These cases are patients who I, or my colleagues have seen. They are de-identified and many instances have been presented in more depth in an academic setting. These videos are not individual medical advice and are for general educational purposes only. I do not give medical advice over the internet.

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[RoanokeGaming]

I had a friend who legitimately thought this was like the extra pepper for beef jerky and ate one packet. I thought this man was going to crap himself to death

[yaelmurillo]

Silica gel is also known as “Silicon Dioxide”
“Oxide” referring to the presence of oxygen
And “Di” implying what’ll happen to you if you eat 25 packs of this

[tyler]

The fact that the answer to this is “he was completely fine” and “a toddler played with his cat” and “a girl ate potato salad” ended in permanent damage is concerning

[Hypatia]

I accidentally ate the silica. The lovely man at poison control immediately asked me, "Were you making a smoothie?" Yes, I was. I had emptied some frozen smoothie ingredients into the blender. I didn't realize that something frozen would have a gel desiccant in it. Since I blended it for my usual 4 minutes, it burst the package and the beads were evenly distributed throughout. I didn't "get it" until I found the packet. Then the man at Poison Control asked how many packets were there? Just 1. He said I'd be fine, just remember to check for packets in frozen food as well as freeze-dried items! Less learned...

[SugarDemon]

When you say he made a "full recovery, " I hope that included finding a good therapist.

[TrainfanJanathan]

It's been a while since the guy made a full recovery.

[ricksflicks-]

Finally, someone stood up to those damn silica gel corporate bigshots.

[raptor]

For those wondering "Why would they need silica gel packets for 3D printing?" - it's to control the moisture content of the plastic filament. The filament that's fed into the 3D printer needs to be kept dry, as when it absorbs moisture from humidity in the air, it can result in reduced print quality, with under-extrusion, stringing, bubbles, and oozing, thus leading to low-quality and fragile printed parts.

[JC-XL]

"You are living in a dream world, Neo. In my left hand I have a blue pill, and in my right hand I have a pack of silica gel."

[TheFirstVonGunther]

"There is no simulation" is something the simulation would say

[kakregax]

This channel is a testament that there are no boring subjects, just bad teachers

[PxlNinja]

"there is no simulation"

ok big company silica gel hotshot, whatever you say

[thefastestoofinthewest]

The best part of this story to me is that, the dude didnt just eat the gel packets by themselves, but with milk

[MrNick-ogqm]

This was a stress induced mental breakdown, it's heartbreaking man. When I was in the Army I broke down and thought my wife was a witch trying to use spell craft to kill me. There's no explanation for why we think what we do in a delusion but its equally sad and terrifying... I pray this man never goes back to this hell.

[beefstickswellington]

"Your corporate labeled packaging can't tell me what to do!"

*goes to work punctually*

[david]

"There is no simulation", "Don't eat silica gel" That's what Big Silica wants you to believe

[axtrachawnky]

"Those silica gel industry big shots can't tell me what to do!"

The community post was forshadowing to this mad lad.

[Slysheen]

Ah yes, the third entry in our "Dad consumed something that isn't edible." trilogy. First Lava Lamp, then Snow Globe, now Silica Gel.

[what_equals_]

I'm so glad this guy's breakdown wasn't damaging or fatal. Some people aren't so lucky.

He seems like a good guy. I hope he's alright now.

[F]

“His eyes felt like they were about the burst out of his skull”

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